: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of G Mann
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 11:57 AM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] On the road again! 1984 300D - Was Black smoke and loping
at idle.
Ship the pump to www,Conestoga diesel.com and ask Mel to run it on his test
bench
Ship the pump to www,Conestoga diesel.com and ask Mel to run it on his test
bench. You will know in a short while and for a minimum cost what the pump
is doing.
A properly calibrated test bench is the proper way to test the pump. Then
you have the "whole story".
Grant...
On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at
in it.
From: Michael Esh
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] On the road again! 1984 300D - Was Black smoke and
loping at idle.
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Thanks Mitch. That is how I understood it.
How far out of time can the injection pump be on one of these diesels and still start and idle well? It also ran down the road although poorly and without power. The mechanic had the vehicle running with each pump and diligently followed my sug
Richard Hattaway wrote:
I cannot imagine a shop saying that an injection pump timing check
would be prohibitively expensive.
I think Mike said a Bosch shop told him a bench test was too
expensive just to prove a suspect pump needed a rebuild.
Mitch.
Before a bench test, a simple test of tu
On Aug 24, 2013, at 8:29 AM, Richard Hattaway wrote
I cannot imagine a shop saying that an injection pump timing check would be prohibitively expensive. It's actually a very educational test to do, and at least some of us have 'homebrew' drip tubes laying around to do it with. Not hard at all
counts. Question: was there ever a real injection timing check on
>> either of the "bad" used replacement IPs?
>>
>> Scott
>>
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>> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mike
> Esh
>> Sent: Frid
Richard Hattaway wrote:
I cannot imagine a shop saying that an injection pump timing check would be
prohibitively expensive.
I think Mike said a Bosch shop told him a bench test was too expensive just to
prove a suspect pump needed a rebuild.
Mitch.
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> If you mean taking them to an authorized Bosch shop, then no. I tried this
> at our local Bosch shop and he said the cost
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at idle.
If you mean taking them to an authorized
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> Time to celebrate! My 84 300
e "bad" used replacement IPs?
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> Scott
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] On the road again! 1984 300D - Was Black smoke and loping
at idle.
Time to celebrate! My 84 300D is back on the road. For those who did not
follow the story,
Apology accepted, although I still have a bit of doubt in my mind as to his
knowledge of my Mercedes. I do appreciate his patience with me and my used
pumps. Most mechanics would have given up and sent me on my way after the 2nd
pump did not work.
Michael E. Esh
231-286-2344
On Aug 23, 2013,
Or coincidentally he gets it right when you buy his pump, hmmm
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On Aug 23, 2013, at 10:03 PM, OK Don wrote:
> I should offer my appologies to your mechanic - I was sure that he was
> installing the pumos 180 degrees ouf of time, glad to hear that he knows
> hwat he's doing an
I should offer my appologies to your mechanic - I was sure that he was
installing the pumos 180 degrees ouf of time, glad to hear that he knows
hwat he's doing and that you got it running again!
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OK Don
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety, deserve neither li
The original had over 300,000 miles on it. I am not sure of the mileage on the
one from Mitch. The other had at least 250,000 on it. Both of them sat around
for at least 2 years. I heard that will destroy them. It is best to find one
still attached to the engine. With all lines still attached a
Congrats! strange that you got 3 bad pumps in a row. They don't
wear out under normal use. perhaps you got others taken from WVO
cars that ended up in the junkyards. Glad to know you got a good
deal on the rebuilt pump.
Time to celebrate! My 84 300D is back on the road. For those who
d
ATTABOY!
Wilton
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Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] On the road again! 1984 300D - Was Black smoke and loping
at idle.
Time to celebrate!
Time to celebrate! My 84 300D is back on the road. For those who did not follow the
story, I had hard starting issues for the last 3 summers, yes, only in the summers. Help
from this list determined that my injection pump was wearing out. The pump finally gave
up completely and I picked up
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